Decision Workspace
rmp vs rmp-serde vs rmpv
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
65
rmp
growingv0.8.15
Pure Rust MessagePack serialization implementation
65
rmp-serde
stablev1.3.1
Serde support for MessagePack
64
rmpv
growingv1.3.1
Decoding/Encoding MessagePack values without schema
Core Metrics
| rmp | rmp-serde | rmpv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 65 | 65 | 64 |
| Total Downloads | 92.4M | 85.7M | 18.6M |
| 30d Downloads | 6.9M | 6.5M | 2.3M |
| Dependents | 2.0K | 18.9K | 1.9K |
| Releases | 34 | 43 | 20 |
| Last Updated | 94d ago | 94d ago | 94d ago |
| Age | 10y 10m | 10y 7m | 9y 2m |
Health Breakdown
rmp
Maintenance
13
Quality
11
Community
18
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rmp-serde
Maintenance
13
Quality
13
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
rmpv
Maintenance
11
Quality
14
Community
16
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| rmp | rmp-serde | rmpv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.8.15 | 1.3.1 | 1.3.1 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| Dependencies | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Crate Size | 33KB | 34KB | 31KB |
| Features | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Yanked % | 76.5% | 81.4% | 70.0% |
| Edition | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 |
| MSRV | 1.85 | 1.85 | 1.85 |
| Owners | 3 (team) | 2 | 2 |
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Quick Verdict
- •rmp leads with a health score of 65/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •rmp-serde is depended on by 18.9K crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •rmp is pre-1.0 — API may change.